Basic social entrepreneurial skills: Pindos, Greece

Basic social entrepreneurial skills

The social enterprise Pindos aims to pursue sustainable development by carrying out activities that:

promote environmental sustainability,
contribute to social and economic equality,
promote gender equality,
protect and develop common goods
Promote intergenerational and multicultural reconciliation, emphasizing the peculiarities of local communities.

Specifically, the objectives of Pindos in terms of sustainable development are specified in the following activities:

Protecting and restoring the natural environment and biodiversity.
Sustainable agriculture, which emphasizes the preservation and spread of threatened local traditional varieties or "breeds" and the prevention of the penetration of genetically modified organisms.
Local and regional supported farming, which contributes to the development of direct commercial relations between producers and consumers.

In order to achieve its objectives, Pindos carries out many different forms of economic activities, such as:

Cultivation of Aromatic Medicinal Plants that thrive naturally in the local area.
Production and Certification of Local Agricultural Products.
Cultivation of seasonal Fruits and Vegetables from a local variety. Like other vegetables for the needs of our county.
The processing, the vertical integration of the produced milk from our holding into Traditional Yoghurt, Cheese, and the disposal of fresh local milk. Giving added value to our products.
Organization of Cultural Events to promote the local products.